Biography
Who is Aline Ghilardi?
Early life and education
Aline Ghilardi was born in São Paulo. She studied at UFSCar and earned a master's degree in Ecology and Natural Resources in 2017. She also completed a post-doctorate at that institution in 2019. Aline earned her doctorate in Geology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 2015. She focuses her academic work on the study of ancient life.
Career and research
Aline works as a professor and researcher at the Rio Grande do Norte Federal University. Since 2020, she has coordinated DINOlab, which focuses on diversity, osteohistology, and ichnology. Her research covers palaeoecology and the physiology of extinct creatures. In 2020, she published a study on a parasite found in dinosaur bones in the journal Cretaceous Research. She has also written for Nature and journals from Elsevier and Wiley-Blackwell.
Dinosaur fossil preservation
In 2018, Aline Ghilardi led a study in Sousa, Paraíba. She worked to protect dinosaur footprints that were over 136 million years old. These tracks were being destroyed by erosion caused by animals stepping on the ground. She spoke to Diário do Sertão about the urgency of preserving this historical heritage.
Public presence and family
Aline is married to Tito Aureliano, who is also a paleontologist. Together they run the YouTube channel Colecionadores de Ossos. She appeared on the show Conversa com Bial in May 2019 to discuss the possibility of recreating dinosaurs. In 2021, she was a guest on the Habitat podcast by Folha de S.Paulo.
The Ubirajara campaign
Aline Ghilardi started the #UbirajaraBelongstoBR campaign to recover a specific fossil. The Ubirajara jubatus dinosaur had been taken to Germany illegally. German authorities agreed to return the fossil in July 2022 after twenty-seven years. The dinosaur finally arrived back in Brazil in June 2023.
Birthday and age
Aline Ghilardi was born on June 8, 1986, which makes Aline 40 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Aline shares the date with 31 other famous people.
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